FELA! Original Broadway Cast -  "Zombie"

Boxset 3 Compiled By Brian Eno out Sept 29/30

Afrodisiac - 02 Jeun Ko Ku (Chop'n Quench) - 01

ITT REMIX I did with my buddy, under the name of Y.A.P. - Young African Pioneers!

Y.A.P. "ITT" REMIXof Fela Anikulapo Kuti's "ITT"

Gyedu - Blay Ambolley - Akoko Ba

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Olufela Olusegun Oludotun Anikulapo-Kuti's birthday is October 15. He was born Ransome-Kuti, but adopted Anikulapo in place of his slave name.  In celebration of the influential musician, i’ve put together a short mix.  If you’re not familiar with Fela, this should serve as a nice introduction. If you’re already a Fela fan, i hope this mix reminds you of some of the dope tracks he created over the years. 

There is much that one could write about Fela. He developed the genre of music, which he named "Afrobeat," by infusing high life and other African sounds with the music of African Americans during the 1960s, particularly the style of funk that We associate with James Brown. Fela's extensive catalog of original has caused some to rank him among the greatest musicians in the world.

You can learn more about Fela Kuti by reading Michael E. Veal's book, FELA: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF AN AFRICAN MUSICAL ICON.

TRACK LIST
1. Colonial Mentality
2. Unnecessary Begging
3.  Gentleman
4.  Water No Get Enemy
5.  Na Poi
6.  Africa Centre of the World
7.  Fear Not For Man
8.  Yellow Fever
9.  Open & Close
10. Lady
11. Upside Down
12. Shakara
13. Shuffering and Shmiling
14. Expensive Shit
15. Mr. Grammarticologylisationalism is the Boss

Much Love,

Brotha Onaci
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Brotha Onaci - Anikulapo:  A Rough Intro to Fela

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From "Fela Anikulapo-Kuti & Egypt 80 - Perambulator" 

[ Lagos International Records - LIR 6  (LP)  Marketed and Distributed by Skylark Records  Nigeria, 1983 ]

Composed, arranged and produced by Fela Anikulapo-Kuti

Afrika 70 Organisation presents: The Black President Chief Priest Fela Anikulapo Kuti & Egypt 80 Band

Fela Kuti - Frustration

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Far-out psychedelic-sounding rock mixed with a thick dollop of deep funk and soul was massively popular during the 1960s and 1970s in Africa. This Rough Guide features some hand-picked gems from the archive such as Victor Uwaifo and Balla Et Ses Balladins, and includes tracks by unstoppable psychedelic veterans Ebo Taylor and Orchestre Poly-Rythmo, who are still releasing top-quality mind-bending grooves today.

Sir Victor Uwaifo: Ekassa 28

Soundway Records return to Nigeria once more with ‘Tunji Oyelana: A Nigerian Retrospective 1966 – 79’ – a lovingly compiled anthology of one of Nigeria’s most revered sons.

During the golden age of Nigerian music in the 1970s, as thousands of records were produced in a wide spectrum of styles and marketed to an immense audience of ardent consumers, very few people—including the producers of the music themselves—seriously entertained the possibility that any of these popular entertainments could be considered as “Art.”

Enter the multifaceted artist Tunji Oyelana. Equal parts singer-songwriter, actor, bandleader, dramatist, comedian and academic, Oyelana elevated the realm of pop music by infusing it with the poetic storytelling of Yoruba folklore. Backed by his crack backing group, The Benders (named for their ability to traverse–and blend a variety of styles) Oyelana blended the fashionable sounds of highlife, afrobeat, afrorock, funk, calypso, juju and reggae and transformed them into something timeless and utterly unique.

Tunji Oyelana - Lisabi Egba

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